Brook Manville

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Independent historian, writer, adviser

Brook Manville is an independent historian, writer, and adviser, currently focused on advancing renewal of American democracy. After an earlier career as an academic historian and professor, he worked in a variety of industries including media, technology, consulting, and non-profit management. He is an author of multiple books and articles, including recently The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives, named as a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker Magazine. He currently publishes on Substack under "The Civic Bargain." Married with three children, he resides in the Washington DC area.

Nov. 26, 2024

The Civic Bargain with Brook Manville

In this episode of Leadership and Legacy, Brook Manville, author of The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives, discusses the concept of leadership in a democracy. He emphasizes that democracy is fundamentally a bargain, a sy…